Castellania Coppi
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Alessandria (AL) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 47 ' N , 8 ° 55' E | |
height | 400 m slm | |
surface | 7.69 km² | |
Residents | 88 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 11 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 15052 | |
prefix | 0131 | |
ISTAT number | 006045 | |
Popular name | Castellanesi |
Castellania Coppi ( Piedmontese Castlanìa ) is a municipality with 88 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the Italian province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region .
The community consists of the districts Mossabella and Sant'Alosio. The neighboring municipalities are Avolasca , Carezzano , Costa Vescovato , Garbagna , Sant'Agata Fossili and Sardigliano . Until 2019 it was called Castellania .
In March 2019, the regional administration of Piedmont agreed to the request of the municipality of Castelliani to be named Castellania Coppi in honor of the cyclist Fausto Coppi , who was born in the municipality 100 years earlier .
geography
The place is at an altitude of 400 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 7.69 km² .
Personalities
- Fausto Coppi (1919–1960), cyclist, was born in Castellania
- Serse Coppi (1923–1951), racing cyclist, brother of Fausto Coppi, was born in Castellania
Web links
Commons : Castellania - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Castellania diventa Castellania Coppi in omaggio: Castellania diventa Castellania Coppi in omaggio al Campionissimo - SpazioCiclismo. In: cyclingpro.net. March 26, 2019, accessed March 27, 2019 (Italian).